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Aerial view of polygonal patterns in green tundra near a blue water body, typical of permafrost terrain. Text: New Paper- Monitoring Arctic Permafrost – Examining the Contribution of Volunteered Geographic Information to Mapping Ice-Wedge Polygons
  • In category: Forschung
New Paper on the Contribution of Volunteered Geographic Information to Mapping Arctic Permafrost
A recent study within the UndercoverEisAgenten project demonstrates that citizen science can effectively support Arctic permafrost research. Volunteers mapped ice-wedge polygons in Alaska and Canada with high accuracy, enabling geomorphological…
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Nine 3D scatter plots showing relationships between meteorological variables and PM2.5 concentrations in Temuco, Chile, with a color scale from blue to red.
  • In category: Forschung
New paper „Influence of Meteorological Variables on PM2.5 Concentrations in Cities Heated with Solid Fuels: A Case Study from Temuco, Chile“

Air pollution caused by fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅) is a major public health concern worldwide. Prolonged exposure to PM₂.₅ is associated with higher rates of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, which…

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World map showing clusters of active OpenStreetMap users and their edits in 2025, represented by red and dark red circles of varying sizes.
  • In category: Big Spatial Data Analytics
Moving to ohsomeDB
At State of the Map Europe 2025, we have introduced ohsomeDB, the successor to the OpenStreetMap History Database (OSHDB), which offers a faster, more flexible foundation for analyzing OpenStreetMap (OSM)…
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Aerial view of an abandoned sugarcane processing facility with a tall chimney and surrounding green fields under a clear sky.
  • In category: Forschung
New Paper „Predisposing Factors of Sugarcane Abandonment in Rio de Janeiro: Exploring Policy Implications“

This study investigates sugarcane farmland abandonment in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, employing spatial regression techniques to identify the biophysical and accessibility factors that determine where abandonment occurs at the…

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Kartenausschnitt mit Markierungen für Bänke und Trinkbrunnen, Text 'hiWalk 3.0 Neue Funktionen: Zugang zu Bänken und Trinkbrunnen'
  • In category: Climate Action
hiWalk 3.0: Zugänglichkeit von Bänken und Trinkbrunnen

hiWalk bewertet die Qualität und Zugänglichkeit der Fußweginfrastruktur, indem analysiert wird, wo Gehwege vorhanden sind und wie angenehm sie für Fußgängerinnen und Fußgänger sind. Mit hiWalk 3.0 haben wir eine…

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  • In category: Forschung
Silver Ways & Reisetagebücher: Mit dem Sketch Map Tool altersgerechte Routen kartieren

Das Silver Ways Projekt hat das Ziel, älteren Menschen die Fortbewegung in Städten zu erleichtern, indem ein auf ihre Bedürfnisse zugeschnittenes Routing-System geschaffen wird. Um dieses System auf reale Erfahrungen…

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